CONNECTIONS
Let's take a look at all of the connections on the back of the trapKAT. Looking at the trapKAT from the
back, starting on the left you will see...
POWER SWITCH
Yes, this is your standard on/off switch. Please note that if you turn off the trapKAT KS, wait several
seconds before turning it back on. The instrument needs to reset itself. If you happened to restart it too
fast, the sounds might not fire up. No worries, just shut it off and wait a few seconds then all we be
fine. Also notice that there is a warm up cycle. This is for the benefit of the sound card. It needs to
reinitialize itself, and takes about 8 seconds before the trapKAT turns itself completely on.
AC ADAPTOR INPUT
The trapKAT comes supplied with a removable, locking AC adaptor that connects to the trapKAT and
your 110v outlet. If you are in Europe, we will supply you with a different plug. The adaptor is the
same however, and will automatically switch to your 220/240v operation.
The KS adaptor is a 15v, 1.5mA, 2.1mm, positive tip adaptor. Please use the adaptor supplied with the
trapKAT KS - the sound card will not power up with it! The original 9V, 500 mA, positive tip power
adaptors, that came with the drumKAT, original trapKAT or malletKAT Pro will NOT work!
BASS DRUM INPUT
This is where you plug your bass drum trigger into. The input uses a ¼” mono cable. The trapKAT KS
is optimized to play with the eKIC. If you have others, the trapKAT will need to be TRAINED in order
to optimize your bass drum trigger. There are also GAIN controls that make the trapKAT compatible
with most bass drum triggers on the market.
FOOTSWITCH INPUTS
There are 4 Footswitch Inputs built into the trapKAT KS. The trapKAT prefers MOMENTARY OPEN
style footswitches. The footswitches supplied with the trapKAT are of this variety.
If you own MOMENTARY CLOSED style footswitches, they will still work, BUT you must plug them
in BEFORE you turn on the trapKAT. The trapKAT reads the pedals polarity on power up and makes
them work properly. If you do use a momentary closed footswitch, you should not remove them from
the input while the trapKAT is on. It will think you are stepping on the footswitch!
KIT SELECT FOOTSWITCH
Using this footswitch allows you to access the trapKAT's Kits. You can access these kits in two ways.
Simply step (tap) on the footswitch to increment to the next kit. The faster way to call up any kit is to
hold down the footswitch and while held down, tap any pad. The pads number (1-24) will also match
the Kits number (1-24). There are USER KITs and FACTORY KITs in the trapKAT. These KIT types
are called up in the GLOBAL Screens.
NOTE EDIT FOOTSWITCH
Changing sounds on the trapKAT is easy. All you have to do is hold down this footswitch, and while it
is held down, hit the pad that you want to change. The first time that you strike the pad, you will hear
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